. >> >>> obama drama. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this. you know that scene in "casa blanca" when the captain shoots the nazi, and does the right thing by bergman, and says welcome back to the fight, rick. i felt that way today watching president obama get back to the front in the historic battle for gun safety. not biden, not bloomberg but the twice elected leader of this country leading the charge for america to do the right thing, to measure up morally to the horror of newtown, connecticut. so i say it loudly and proudly, welcome back to the fight, mr. president. neil heslin is here with us today, he lost his son, jesse in the newtown school shooting, with the organization mayors against illegal guns. today in d.c. for the national day to demand action. there they are. lori haas is a member for the coalition to stop gun violence. she was standing behind the president today when she spoke. her daughter, emily, was shot and injured in the 2007 virginia tech massacre. both of you, thank you so much. thank yo